PRINCETON, N.J. -- As part of the Ivy League’s comprehensive partnership with ESPN set to launch next week, ESPN has added three League events across three sports to its ESPNU telecast schedule this fall.
 
The three-game set will begin with Princeton at Columbia women’s soccer on Sunday, Oct. 14, followed by Dartmouth at Columbia men’s soccer on Friday, Oct. 19 and Princeton at Yale women’s volleyball on Friday, Oct. 26.
 
“One of the many benefits to our relationship with ESPN is the enhanced exposure it will provide all 33 Ivy League sports,” Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris said. “Each of the matchups features the top two teams in the Ivy League standings from last season and highlights programs that have demonstrated the ongoing national success of the League. We are excited to showcase these games and accomplished student-athletes on the national stage.”
 
In addition to the three selections, ESPN and the Ivy League previously announced that six Ivy football games featuring all eight teams will be broadcast on ESPN linear networks in 2018, with all other home football contests available on ESPN plus.
 
In total, at least 20 events will be broadcast annually on ESPN linear networks while over 1,100 events will annually appear across ESPN platforms. 
 
WOMEN’S SOCCER (Princeton at Columbia, Oct. 14, 3 p.m., ESPNU)
2017 Recap: Princeton won the 2017 Ivy League women’s soccer title despite a 2-0 loss to Columbia during the regular season. The Tigers thrived in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Elite Eight before falling to eventual national runner-up UCLA.
 
MEN’S SOCCER (Dartmouth at Columbia, Oct. 19, 5 p.m., ESPNU)
2017 Recap: Dartmouth claimed the 2017 Ivy League men’s soccer title by one game over Columbia thanks to a 2-1 Big Green victory over the Lions. Columbia earned an at-large bid to join Dartmouth in the NCAA Championship, where both squads advanced to the second round.
 
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (Princeton at Yale, Oct. 26, 6 p.m., ESPNU)
2017 Recap: Princeton and Yale, which have combined to win the Ivy League title in 10 of the past 11 seasons, shared the League championship in 2017. The Tigers defeated the Bulldogs in a playoff to earn the League’s automatic berth to the NCAA Championship.